Dat Roadhog tho.

I think it makes sense for gay fans to live out their fantasies this way since mainstream media gives them so little canonical gay characters to relate to.

1) I need those cat ear headphones in my life right now.

My initial reaction to the mother was probably a lot like the initial reaction she must have had to her daughter’s stream. But, by the end of the story, the thought “mother of the year” actually popped into my mind. Kudos to a parent who found a way to connect with her kid and Kudos for an interesting read (nice…

How the hell would that work if they’re supposed to be related? And for the love of god don’t say “MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME!”.

Coworker of the cosplayer; I saw the whole thing go down. So perhaps I can clarify a few things I’ve seen brought up in other comments:

So he shot at people who just happened to be parked in front of his house.... So why should people have guns again? They weren’t even on his property and he started open firing at people. Funny how two people were together, they were parked, they weren’t playing while driving, they were aware of their surroundings,…

To be fair it still sounds like your friend is a more qualified artist than some who get paid to do it.

Games with focus on sex or sexuality are banned all the same, for both vaginas and penises.

I GOT YOU COVERED FAM.

As a sociologist, you are very wrong. Cultural appropriation is a very real thing. You seem to misunderstand the very concept of it. It’s not people appreciating the culture and understanding it for what it is. It’s not people being invited into the culture or given gifts from people of that culture.

I think I’m going to have to disagree with you on the claim that Overwatch constitutes cultural appropriation. Whether it’s cringey is completely subjection, and whether it’s presenting stereotypes is a different issue - I’ll just focus on cultural appropriation here.